Description Distinguished from Pomacanthus Lac., 1803, and from Pomacanthodes Gill, 1862, by having the anal as wella s the dorsal ?? greatly produced in adults, 13 dorsal spines and some scales enlarged. [details]

basis of record Smith, J.L.B. (1955). The Fishes of the Family Pomacanthidae in the Western Indian Ocean. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 12(8): 377-384. [details]

From other sources

Description Distinguished from Pomacanthus Lac., 1803, and from Pomacanthodes Gill, 1862, by having the anal as wella s the dorsal ?? greatly produced in adults, 13 dorsal spines and some scales enlarged. [details]